12th July

…some interesting plants. A fine Wollemia nobilis with male and female flowers about 15ft tall. Wollemia nobilis Spot the rather dark red squirrel if you can! squirrel The coastal sycamores…

7th July

…or creeping thistle, which is a pest in the parkland and coastal fields here. We used to spray infestations out but this is not allowed now in a parkland setting…

27th September

…fields which are restored coastal wildflower meadows (from scrub) which are grazed in the summer months with a water bowser. Gorse and blackthorn soon encroach and overwhelm the wildflowers so…

8th July

…in salads. It is very common in Cornwall in sand dunes, meadows and coastal locations as here. Hypochoeris radicata Hypochoeris radicata I think this is Sedum angelicum – English stonecrop…

21st February

…fall at Porthluney Beach. It does not seem that this has undermined the coastal path or the fence along the cliff line but this will need checking properly especially if…

22nd February

…to view a coastal cliff garden which we first became involved with 10 years ago. Despite foul weather on the day there was ample proof that some coastal plants will…

10th July

…Hundreds of yachts of all sizes. I had not realised that Ventnor had bought quite a number of magnolias from us and planted them in a windswept coastal location with…

10th June

…its name in terms of leaf and flower size. A neat compact bush which adds to our viburnum species collection. Viburnum parvifolium 2021 – CHW Thick coastal fog for the…

28th July

…shrub. Psoralea affinis Psoralea affinis Pink watsonia – equally good. Pink watsonia Anisodontea capensis is not that hardy but an excellent coastal plant in full sun. Should we stock it…

11th September

…its own coastal waters. It was in commemoration of this that in 1740, James THOMPSON wrote ‘Rule Britannia’. It is a hymn of thanksgiving rather than a proclamation of aggressive…